Comte Jules Raphaël Bethenod de Montbressieux

{{Short description|French racing driver (1910–1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Raphaël Bethenod

| image = Hellé Nice et Raph, au Grand Prix de Nice 1935.jpg

| caption = Bethenod with Hellé Nice in 1935

| birth_name = Jules Raphaël Bethenod

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|02|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|06|16|1910|02|08|df=y}}

| death_place = Neuilly-sur-Marne,
Seine-Saint-Denis, France

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 1

| Years_In_Champ = 1

| First_Champ_Race = 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

| module2 =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes

| Years = {{24hLM|1935}}, {{24hLM|1937}}

| Teams = Hertzberger, Embiricos

| Best Finish = DNF ({{24hLM|1935}}, {{24hLM|1937}})

| Class Wins = 0

}}}}}}

Jules Raphaël Bethenod (8 February 1910 – 16 June 1994) was a French racing driver. He styled himself as Comte Jules Raphaël Bethenod de Montbressieux, and commonly competed under the pseudonym "Raph".

Racing career

File:Le coureur français Raph en 1938.jpg

Bethenod competed in various European events. He also competed in the U.S. on occasion. In 1936, he finished 42nd in the AAA-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cup, being disqualified after a push start.{{Cite web |title="Raph" |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/Raph.htm |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}

Bethenod submitted an entry for the 1946 Indianapolis 500, but failed to arrive.{{Cite web |title="Raph" |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/Raph.htm |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}{{cite news|title=2-Car French Team Entered At Speedway|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4796352/1946_indianapolis_500/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=23|via=Newspapers.com|date=April 4, 1946|accessdate=March 31, 2016}}{{Open access}}

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